Why I'm using Mixer (and why you should consider watching Mixer streams) 2/ Show more

Mixer has a far better CoC which is very specific and indicative of real values intended to be systemically applied, instead of vague statements designed to be weaseled out of when it's convenient (ie. Twitch and YT). This (at least in theory) makes it a safer place for marginalised people.

Not being an established outlet and Twitch fucking up gives them a privilege to make these kinds of moves.

Why I'm using Mixer (and why you should consider watching Mixer streams) 4/3 Show more

Bascially - platform holders are never your friends (especially in a high-cost setting like video streaming), but encouraging competition can make them act more friend-like and provide more affordances.

Why I'm using Mixer (and why you should consider watching Mixer streams) 4/3 Show more

@dzuk the UI is shit - at least twitch uses a plain old text box, making it much more accessible and a lot less buggy. and even if it didn't, it has an IRC API, allowing you to just use a real plain old text box outside a browser.

open-source p2p streaming solves all of these problems as there's 0 vendor lock-in.

@dzukAh.. I figured it's also just a better quality product by my metrics to begin with: Lower stream latency with real-time options available to everyone, built-in mechanisms for stream interaction, actual bot APIs instead of just some shoddy IRC facade?